‘Shovel-ready’ announced as Word of the Year

By Rob O’Brien The Macquarie Dictionary has announced ‘shovel-ready’ as the Word of the Year for 2009 for inclusion in the annual update of the Macquarie Dictionary Online.   Its meaning: ‘capable of being initiated immediately, as soon as funding is assured’ (of a building or infrastructure project), reflected an issue that dominated 2009, according to […]